Event Summary

 

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is replacing the Single Assessment Framework with sector-specific assessment frameworks. The consultation ends in June 2026. Inspections have not stopped. The current framework remains in force and the CQC is targeting 9,000 assessments by September 2026. The probability of your organisation being assessed in the next twelve months is higher than it has been for several years.

This conference addresses both realities: what your organisation needs to do now, and what the shift to sector-specific frameworks will mean for your organisation.

We are pleased to announce that this timely conference will be chaired by Professor David Croisdale-Appleby, Chair, Healthwatch England and Non-Executive Director, CQC.

Join us to hear the latest guidance from the CQC with practical insights from case study examples from recently inspected providers from each sector, with ratings from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘outstanding’.

With a cross-sector audience of peers,  we will explore how to embed learning from a CQC inspection to ensure your organisation is continually driving improvements in quality across the 5 key areas: Caring, Effective, Responsive, Safe and Well Led.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from senior health and social care leaders, compliance and quality leads, commissioners and policymakers on upcoming changes to inspections. Gain clarity, benchmark best practice and leave with a clear understanding about where CQC regulation is heading and what it means for your organisation today.

 

Key Points

  • Preparing for CQC inspection under the current framework: demonstrating quality against the 34 quality statements still in force
  • The reform timetable from Better Regulation, Better Care consultation to four draft frameworks — how to be ‘inspection ready’ while inspections catch up
  • Deep dive into the four draft sector-specific frameworks – key changes for adult social care, primary care and community services, hospitals and mental health providers
  • Understanding how judgements will be made – key lines of enquiry, rating characteristics and I statements
  • What outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate will look like under each sector framework
  • Share cross-sectoral learning about how different health and care services are preparing their organisations for the upcoming changes
  • Preparing staff for inspections – how to evidence reflective learning and embed improvement
  • Working with inspectors: practical guidance on the assessment process
  • Managing evidence and documentation ahead of inspection